Working hand-in-hand with army units on the river, the Japanese naval force operating on the Pearl River has made rapid progress in clearing cut the countless mines laid by the Chinese and re-establishing various landmarks on the river, the Naval Section of Imperial General Headquarters announced in an official immuniqué issued at Tokyo on Fri-
Under cover pf an serial bombardment, the comrhuniqué also said, the naval force also assisted units of the Naval Landing Party of capture Lienfa, on Tuesday, and Aitangtou, where a company of Chinese soldiers launched a counter- offensive, but were repulsed leaving 20 dead.
Japanese naval units, it was added, are steaming upriver unmolested.
Japanese naval aircraft, the communique revealed, were' active in South China and bombed Chinese positions at Yungyun, Yintak, Wei-chow and Lukfung.
The planes, it was added, bombed and inflicted heavy damages to seven Chinese torpedo boats at Mawei, ten Kilometres north of Samshui, on Wednesday, and two more at Sui-chiang, 14-kilometres north of Samshui on Thursday. The communique added that the air force is co-operate ing with the land forces.
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